Security update for 7zip
This update for 7zip fixes the following issues: - Update to 25.01 (boo#1249130) * The code for handling symbolic links has been changed to provide greater security when extracting files from archives * Command line switch -snld20 can be used to bypass default security checks when creating symbolic links. - Update to 25.00: * bzip2 compression speed was increased by 15-40%. * deflate (zip/gz) compression speed was increased by 1-3%. * improved support for zip, cpio and fat archives. * CVE-2025-53816: Fixed input manipulation leading to heap buffer overflow (bsc#1246706) * CVE-2025-53817: Fixed null pointer dereference leading to denial of service (bsc#1246707)
Security update for 7zip
Description
This update for 7zip fixes the following issues: - Update to 25.01 (boo#1249130) * The code for handling symbolic links has been changed to provide greater security when extracting files from archives * Command line switch -snld20 can be used to bypass default security checks when creating symbolic links. - Update to 25.00: * bzip2 compression speed was increased by 15-40%. * deflate (zip/gz) compression speed was increased by 1-3%. * improved support for zip, cpio and fat archives. * CVE-2025-53816: Fixed input manipulation leading to heap buffer overflow (bsc#1246706) * CVE-2025-53817: Fixed null pointer dereference leading to denial of service (bsc#1246707)
Affected software
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- SUSE Product Security Team
- Advisory Id
- openSUSE-SU-2026:20273-1
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-53817"]
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aab499655bf5e2cf5990f5c
Added to database: 09/17/2026, 01:59:50 UTC
Last updated: 09/17/2026, 02:02:26 UTC
Views: 1
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